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Thursday – 28th January 2021
Message to South African readers from Julietta Henderson, author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman – the most uplifting book you’ll read in 2021
Julietta Henderson, the author of The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman, has a special message for her South African readers.
Business Maverick Associate Editor Sasha Planting speaks to bestselling author Richard Sutton about the game-changing action plans that can help combat stress-related challenges (3 Feb)
Richard Sutton will be taking part in a Daily Maverick live webinar covering the ideas that feature in his new book, Stressproof: The Game Plan.
A fearless, take-no-prisoners cookbook – Africola: Slow Food Fast Words Cult Chef by Duncan Welgemoed
Africola: Slow Food Fast Words Cult Chef by Duncan Welgemoed is out now from Jonathan Ball Publishers.
Wednesday – 27th January 2021
Pre-order now! Bill Gates’s new book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster will be out in February from Penguin Random House SA.
LAPA vier die liefde in 2021 met vier vurige nuwe Romanzas, nou beskikbaar!
Nuut by LAPA: vier vurige nuwe Romanzas deur Madelie Human, Rina Cilliers, Felicia Snyman en Ciska Olivier.
Richard Sutton, bestselling author of The Stress Code, introduces his new book, Stressproof!
Stressproof: The Game Plan by Richard Sutton is out now from Pan Macmillan SA!
[Watch] Carice Anderson introduces her new book Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace
Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace by Carice Anderson will empower young Black graduates entering the workforce and Black professionals already at work, teaching them not only how to survive but also thrive in the corporate environment.
Tuesday – 26th January 2021
’n BDSM-situasie wat skeefloop. ’n Beeldskone vrou in ’n koma. Lees ’n uittreksel uit Skoolgeld deur Vita du Preez
Erotika op sy beste – lees ’n uittreksel uit Skoolgeld deur Vita du Preez: ‘Wie ís hierdie Emma?! En die meneer Swart? Hy het gepraat van ‘ons’. Is hulle getroud? Het hulle kinders?’
Wen 1 van 3 kopieë van Brandmerk, Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels se jongste spanningsroman
Drie gelukkige lesers kan elkeen ’n kopie wen van Christelle van Rooyen-Wessels se jongste roman, Brandmerk.
‘You don’t know me, but you’ll have seen my face.’ Read an excerpt from Girl A by Abigail Dean – the debut novel that’s taking the book world by storm
Beautifully written and incredibly powerful, Girl A is a story of redemption, of horror, and of love.
New book alert! Rattling the Cage: Reflections On Democratic South Africa by Brent Meersman
Rattling the Cage: Reflections On Democratic South Africa by Brent Meersman is out in January from Pan Macmillan SA!
Don’t miss the virtual launch of the new book Rethinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts (26 Jan)
The Khoi and San Unit (Centre for African Studies), University of Cape Town, warmly invites you to the virtual book launch of …
Monday – 25th January 2021
Calling all aspiring writers! Watch a commercial fiction workshop, hosted by Pan Macmillan South Africa and All About Writing
Pan Macmillan South Africa held an online commercial fiction workshop in December 2020, in collaboration with All About Writing.
Die derde titel in die blokraai-trefferreeks 100 beste blokraaie van 10 jaar is nou beskikbaar!
Slyp jou tande en maak jou potlood skerp vir die volgende 100 woorderaaisels! 100 beste blokraaie van 10 jaar III is nou beskikbaar.
[Book excerpt] Find out why everyone is laughing (and crying) while reading The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson
Penguin has shared an excerpt from The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson. Scroll down to dip into the book!
Cloud Cuckoo Land – the highly anticipated new book from Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See
New book alert! Cloud Cuckoo Land, the new novel by Anthony Doerr, the author of the bestselling Pulitzer Prize winner All the Light We Cannot See, will be published in September 2021.
Friday – 22nd January 2021
Friday Night Book Club: Read an excerpt from Sarah Moss’s Summerwater – a novel of wit and verve and beauty
Treat yourself this evening with an excerpt from Summerwater, the powerful new novel by Sarah Moss.
Win a hamper of 10 books with Jacana Media!
Jacana Media has reached 10 000 Twitter followers, and to celebrate they are giving away a 10-book hamper!
Footnotes, January 2021: Book links from around the web
At The Reading List, we’re trainspotters when it comes to interesting book links, and here are a number that caught our eye. …
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Virtual Reading Club will discuss Fred Khumalo’s The Longest March – don’t miss it! (28 Jan)
Join President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Virtual Reading Club to discuss Fred Khumalo’s historical novel The Longest March!